Fertility & birth rates in Trinidad and Tobago and Zambia

Fertility rate in Trinidad and Tobago vs Zambia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Trinidad and Tobago was 1.53 children per woman in 2023, compared to 4.1 in Zambia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Trinidad and Tobago vs Zambia population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Trinidad	Zambia
1960	5.41	6.95
1961	5.41	6.98
1962	5.36	7.01
1963	5.24	7.06
1964	5.08	7.09
1965	4.88	7.12
1966	4.62	7.14
1967	4.35	7.15
1968	4.11	7.18
1969	3.86	7.18
1970	3.71	7.22
1971	3.61	7.26
1972	3.55	7.3
1973	3.47	7.34
1974	3.32	7.36
1975	3.21	7.42
1976	3.14	7.39
1977	3.12	7.35
1978	3.13	7.29
1979	3.13	7.22
1980	3.15	7.14
1981	3.13	7.07
1982	3.11	7.04
1983	3.07	7.01
1984	3.02	6.97
1985	2.99	6.93
1986	2.9	6.87
1987	2.78	6.8
1988	2.65	6.7
1989	2.53	6.64
1990	2.39	6.57
1991	2.29	6.46
1992	2.21	6.35
1993	2.13	6.3
1994	2.06	6.26
1995	1.97	6.23
1996	1.89	6.18
1997	1.83	6.12
1998	1.78	6.07
1999	1.76	6
2000	1.73	5.92
2001	1.71	5.85
2002	1.67	5.77
2003	1.65	5.71
2004	1.63	5.7
2005	1.63	5.7
2006	1.62	5.68
2007	1.62	5.61
2008	1.62	5.53
2009	1.62	5.45
2010	1.61	5.36
2011	1.61	5.26
2012	1.61	5.14
2013	1.6	5.01
2014	1.6	4.89
2015	1.6	4.78
2016	1.6	4.67
2017	1.59	4.57
2018	1.59	4.49
2019	1.58	4.42
2020	1.57	4.32
2021	1.56	4.25
2022	1.54	4.18
2023	1.53	4.1
2024	1.54	4.04
2025	1.52	3.97
2026	1.52	3.91
2027	1.51	3.85
2028	1.51	3.77
2029	1.51	3.72
2030	1.51	3.67
2031	1.51	3.61
2032	1.51	3.56
2033	1.51	3.5
2034	1.51	3.45
2035	1.51	3.4
2036	1.51	3.35
2037	1.51	3.3
2038	1.51	3.25
2039	1.51	3.19
2040	1.51	3.15
2041	1.51	3.11
2042	1.51	3.07
2043	1.51	3.03
2044	1.51	3
2045	1.51	2.96
2046	1.51	2.93
2047	1.51	2.9
2048	1.52	2.87
2049	1.52	2.84
2050	1.52	2.81

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Trinidad	Zambia
1960	43.1%	46%
1961	43.2%	46.2%
1962	43.2%	46.3%
1963	43.3%	46.5%
1964	43.2%	46.7%
1965	43.1%	46.9%
1966	42.9%	46.9%
1967	42.7%	47%
1968	42.3%	47.1%
1969	41.9%	47.2%
1970	41.2%	47.4%
1971	40.4%	47.7%
1972	39.7%	48%
1973	39.1%	48.3%
1974	38.4%	48.6%
1975	37.6%	48.8%
1976	36.8%	49.1%
1977	36%	49.2%
1978	35.3%	49.4%
1979	34.8%	49.5%
1980	34.4%	49.5%
1981	34.2%	49.4%
1982	34.2%	49.3%
1983	34.2%	49.1%
1984	34.3%	49%
1985	34.4%	48.9%
1986	34.4%	48.8%
1987	34.4%	48.7%
1988	34.2%	48.6%
1989	34%	48.5%
1990	33.7%	48.4%
1991	33.3%	48.3%
1992	32.8%	48.2%
1993	32.2%	48.2%
1994	31.6%	48.2%
1995	30.8%	48.2%
1996	29.9%	48.2%
1997	28.9%	48.2%
1998	27.9%	48.2%
1999	27%	48.1%
2000	26%	48%
2001	25%	47.8%
2002	24.2%	47.6%
2003	23.4%	47.4%
2004	22.7%	47.3%
2005	22.1%	47.1%
2006	21.6%	47%
2007	21.2%	46.8%
2008	20.8%	46.6%
2009	20.5%	46.4%
2010	20.3%	46.3%
2011	20.1%	46.1%
2012	20%	45.9%
2013	19.9%	45.7%
2014	19.7%	45.5%
2015	19.6%	45.2%
2016	19.5%	44.9%
2017	19.3%	44.5%
2018	19%	44.1%
2019	18.8%	43.8%
2020	18.7%	43.3%
2021	18.5%	42.9%
2022	18.3%	42.4%
2023	18%	42%
2024	17.8%	41.5%
2025	17.5%	41%
2026	17.2%	40.5%
2027	16.9%	40%
2028	16.6%	39.6%
2029	16.4%	39.2%
2030	16.1%	38.8%
2031	15.8%	38.5%
2032	15.5%	38.1%
2033	15.3%	37.8%
2034	15.1%	37.5%
2035	14.9%	37.1%
2036	14.7%	36.8%
2037	14.5%	36.5%
2038	14.4%	36.1%
2039	14.2%	35.8%
2040	14.1%	35.4%
2041	14.1%	35.1%
2042	14%	34.7%
2043	13.9%	34.4%
2044	13.9%	34%
2045	13.8%	33.7%
2046	13.8%	33.3%
2047	13.7%	33%
2048	13.7%	32.6%
2049	13.6%	32.3%
2050	13.6%	32%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Trinidad and Tobago and 41.5% in Zambia in 2024, compared to 33.7% and 48.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Trinidad and Tobago and Zambia compared.

Natural population change in Trinidad and Tobago vs Zambia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.41% in Trinidad and Tobago and +2.87% in Zambia. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Trinidad	Zambia
1960	24,766	102,335
1961	25,518	106,318
1962	25,763	110,173
1963	25,507	114,555
1964	25,065	117,197
1965	24,349	122,814
1966	23,228	127,164
1967	21,992	131,938
1968	20,849	137,315
1969	19,652	142,660
1970	19,074	149,380
1971	19,400	155,249
1972	20,116	161,648
1973	20,617	168,258
1974	20,412	174,484
1975	20,468	182,258
1976	20,875	186,762
1977	21,660	191,557
1978	22,538	194,933
1979	23,475	197,578
1980	24,557	198,817
1981	25,015	202,822
1982	25,181	207,621
1983	25,118	212,712
1984	24,738	216,695
1985	24,487	221,351
1986	23,705	224,768
1987	22,398	227,813
1988	21,028	230,118
1989	19,636	233,429
1990	18,052	235,835
1991	16,903	237,957
1992	15,910	239,953
1993	14,878	245,917
1994	14,032	252,023
1995	12,971	257,897
1996	12,101	262,468
1997	11,405	268,198
1998	10,964	275,568
1999	10,821	283,297
2000	10,588	293,186
2001	10,438	302,682
2002	10,316	316,041
2003	10,169	331,189
2004	10,149	349,352
2005	9,822	368,756
2006	9,889	387,891
2007	9,939	403,729
2008	9,872	419,560
2009	9,769	434,458
2010	9,698	448,337
2011	9,601	459,743
2012	9,376	469,406
2013	9,020	476,846
2014	8,571	483,663
2015	7,963	491,021
2016	7,436	497,521
2017	6,779	504,630
2018	5,869	515,644
2019	5,647	528,089
2020	4,558	536,484
2021	2,091	535,629
2022	3,773	563,456
2023	3,200	577,660

Maternal mortality chart: Trinidad and Tobago vs Zambia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 54 deaths per 100,000 live births in Trinidad and Tobago, compared to 85 deaths in Zambia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Trinidad	Zambia
1985	87	596
1986	89	619
1987	86	630
1988	87	635
1989	86	635
1990	84	625
1991	82	611
1992	85	581
1993	85	532
1994	84	507
1995	85	466
1996	84	433
1997	82	403
1998	79	392
1999	78	378
2000	76	340
2001	72	306
2002	69	274
2003	67	250
2004	63	260
2005	60	264
2006	58	262
2007	57	324
2008	55	394
2009	54	406
2010	54	332
2011	53	291
2012	51	256
2013	50	213
2014	50	174
2015	50	154
2016	51	158
2017	51	141
2018	53	117
2019	53	103
2020	35	99
2021	54	140
2022	30	89
2023	54	85

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.91% in Trinidad and Tobago and 4.47% in Zambia. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Trinidad	Zambia
1960	6.74%	20.5%
1961	6.53%	20.1%
1962	6.33%	19.8%
1963	6.14%	19.5%
1964	5.96%	19.2%
1965	5.8%	19%
1966	5.66%	18.9%
1967	5.53%	18.7%
1968	5.4%	18.5%
1969	5.28%	18.3%
1970	5.17%	17.9%
1971	5.06%	17.4%
1972	4.95%	16.9%
1973	4.84%	16.3%
1974	4.72%	15.9%
1975	4.6%	15.5%
1976	4.48%	15.4%
1977	4.37%	15.3%
1978	4.25%	15.3%
1979	4.14%	15.4%
1980	4.03%	15.5%
1981	3.92%	15.6%
1982	3.83%	15.7%
1983	3.73%	15.9%
1984	3.64%	16.2%
1985	3.56%	16.6%
1986	3.49%	17%
1987	3.42%	17.3%
1988	3.36%	17.7%
1989	3.3%	17.9%
1990	3.25%	18.1%
1991	3.21%	18.1%
1992	3.16%	18.1%
1993	3.13%	17.9%
1994	3.09%	17.7%
1995	3.06%	17.3%
1996	3.02%	17%
1997	2.99%	16.7%
1998	2.96%	16.3%
1999	2.92%	15.9%
2000	2.88%	15.3%
2001	2.84%	14.4%
2002	2.81%	13.4%
2003	2.76%	12.4%
2004	2.72%	11.4%
2005	2.68%	10.5%
2006	2.64%	9.71%
2007	2.59%	9.14%
2008	2.55%	8.62%
2009	2.51%	8%
2010	2.47%	7.57%
2011	2.43%	7.31%
2012	2.38%	7.04%
2013	2.35%	6.72%
2014	2.3%	6.38%
2015	2.26%	6.15%
2016	2.22%	5.9%
2017	2.18%	5.61%
2018	2.14%	5.52%
2019	2.1%	5.41%
2020	2.06%	5.24%
2021	2.01%	4.92%
2022	1.96%	4.67%
2023	1.91%	4.47%